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Harry Truman: “Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, hereby declare and proclaim that the…”

On the recordMarch 25, 1948
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, hereby declare and proclaim that the articles listed below shall, on and after April 15, 1948, be considered arms, ammunition, and implements of war for the purposes of section 12 of the said joint resolution of Congress.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2776—Enumeration of Arms, Ammunition, and Implements of War

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